Essays about: "ngo s and development"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 141 essays containing the words ngo s and development.

1. 16. Filling in the Blanks : framing and interpreting the environment in Swedish development cooperation

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Miron Moraitopoulos Arljung; [2022]
   Keywords : environment; communication; development; cooperation; framing; natural resources;

   Abstract : This thesis explores how the understanding of such an ambiguous concept as “the environment” can be communicated in Swedish development cooperation by the Governments and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in a way that reconciles the need to deliver on policy goals while still allowing for an interpretative and participatory project design. The central research problem studied was thus how to communicate environmental understandings without explicitly doing so. READ MORE

3. 17. Testbed-Mentality: The government of a testbed for sharing in Sege Park in Malmö

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Adam Baig; [2022]
   Keywords : Urban experimentation; experimental governance; sharing; governmentality; neoliberal governmentality; testbed-mentality.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates how urban experimentation is governed in the new development district in Sege park in Malmö. Together with with private developers and a local NGO the municipality test and experiment with solutions for how the sharing economy can contribute to reduce the future resident’s climate impact and living costs. READ MORE

4. 18. Knowledge Sharing in Cross-Cultural Virtual Teams of an NGO : Exploring the motivation for knowledge sharing of individuals

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Hanna Byström; Marina Jäger; [2021]
   Keywords : Knowledge Management; Knowledge Sharing; Motivation; Cross-Cultural; Virtual; NGO; Teams; Motivation; Individuals;

   Abstract : Purpose – This master thesis aims to investigate knowledge sharing within two selected cross-cultural virtual teams of a non-governmental organization. The particular focus of this study is on the motivation for knowledge sharing of the individual team members. READ MORE

5. 19. Sustainable Cattle Production in Brazil - The Agricultural Innovation System of Integrated Livestock Systems in Mato Grosso State

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Mads Stub Pullich; [2021]
   Keywords : Agricultural Innovation System; Deforestation; Sustainable Agriculture; Integrated Livestock Systems; Brazil; Mato Grosso; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The precarious state of affairs in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, particularly in Mato Grosso, where unsustainable cattle ranching is driving the deforestation. Brazil needs to invest in sustainable development of its cattle production. READ MORE

6. 20. “What Is the 'Problem' Represented to Be?” - A thematic discourse analysis of six reports on the human rights abuses and lived effects of LGBTQIAP+ persons in Sri Lanka

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Clara Nishani Holm; [2021]
   Keywords : LGBTQIAP ; Sri Lanka; WPR; NGO reports; discourse; gender; sexual orientation; human rights; penal code; representation; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : NGOs are influential actors in world politics and development efforts. During the last decade increasing numbers of NGOs, international and national, have been reporting on the violations of the human rights of LGBTQIAP+ persons and the challenges these people face in their lives. READ MORE